Chapter 587

Maja just glanced at her phone.

Noticing it was late, she nonchalantly said, “Mr. Raymond, I gotta bounce.*

tan didn’t react, only the sound of his door closing could be heard.

As Maja reached the hotel lobby, a wave of sadness washed over her.

She looked up at the sky, trying to keep the tears from falling.

Then Zoey called.

Zoey would call at least three times a day, reporting on company matters.

But this call wasn’t about the company; it was about the legal team.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, we’ve gotten wind of who’s taken the fall for the Shepard family, It’s Dalia’s son, who’s currently in the slammer. The whole thing’s stirred up a lot of chitchat; even the big shots are paying attention. With solid evidence, things moved quickly, and they’ve taken him away. Dalia is busy scrambling around, hoping to bail her son out. If all goes as expected, he’d be looking at a ten–year sentence.”

It turned out it was someone she knew.

Maja quickly slapped herself in the face, trying to shake off the sadness. She didn’t even notice that lan had followed her out.

He seemed worried about her heading home alone so late.

saw her on the phone, laughing and chatting, seemingly unaffected by his matters, he was almost unable to contain the rush

case. If Dalia’s son gets a ten–year sentence, Dalia would definitely hold a grudge

lan

had witnessed her clash with

seemed natural that she

So after she hung up the phone, he

lit a cigarette, his eyes red from the smoke and, in part, from his anger

turned around to see him standing behind

the lit cigarette elegantly, looking at her

want to take down the Shepard family, but I won’t allow it. Not only will I keep the Shepard family’s company from going

the power to do it, and it wouldn’t be

a loss

recognized prodigy in the financial world. He was ruthless with his enemies, and no

took action himself, but when he did, he showed

on now

her

was nothing more than

on his cigarette, walked over, grabbed her chin, kissed her, and blew smoke

cigarette he was smoking didn’t have a strong nicotine taste but rather

uncomfortable, her eyes reddening from the smoke.

at her with

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